Engaging with Talents - what are the quantitative benefits?
There are many reasons why companies are embarking on their sustainability journey. Some of you might know that I advocate focusing on the business opportunity of climate change actions - instead of the compliance perspective. Let's look at one part of that story: Attracting & Retaining Talents . Recently I have encountered a set of companies that are primarily motivated to engage in...
Artefacts are Part of Change - Meet My Climate Change Mascot
It is Friday and here is a less serious post. The other day I bumped into this little accessory which I immediately adopted. Now, it has a fixed place at my bag and for me it represents Climate Tech. Climate - because it is assembled totally from recycled (up-cycled?) material. Tech - simply because it looks like a robot. What do you want to name it?
Sustainability x Change Management - Hive17 Launches New Service
This has been in the works for months! And we are excited to launch our new service packages - Sustainability x Change Management. Reducing our climate impact might be the biggest, global endeavour of this century. We as a company decided that we want to contribute our expertise: change management. We are excited to drive the people side of doing business. And this means we can accelerate your...
The Sustainability Journey is Daunting - Let's Speed & Scale in Small Steps
The Sustainability Week Asia is over and it has been filled with great presentations, discussions, conversations and questions! And one underlying thread was very apparent: we need to act we need to achieve the impossible by 2050 we must start now the targets are huge we don't have enough people on board how can we possible get anywhere? This all is so daunting. And this is dangerous. We humans...
Let's go beyond compliance - Sustainability is a huge business opportunity!
During the Sustainability Week Asia in Singapore, on stage and in the hallways, there was one strong agreement among speakers and participants. Most companies are still in the game because of compliance - in order to keep their 'license to operate'. They are pushed by regulators, clients and the markets to provide their sustainability reports and commit to token targets. If we want to turn the...
Create an Internal Sustainability Movement
Today was Day one of the Sustainability Week Asia here in Singapore. The first session, Tony Fernandes. And he mentioned something which is close to my heart: "In sustainability, companies need to push first their internal marketing!" This, in my experience, means that we need to make the new vision tangible for employees, so that they can relate. And it also means that we need to translate...
What's your new year's resolution? Take your small steps towards sustainability
A new year often comes with new goals and new dreams - yes, we do have that habit of creating new year's resolutions; who is following a healthy January? From a change management perspective, the problem with these resolutions is that they are often forgotten by February. Why is that? They aim at a change that is too big and doesn't fit into our daily routines. Let's look at creating new habits...
We wish you a Fabulous New Year - And it will be Green, Clean and Climate-focused
The New Year is coming! The year of 2023. And when we are reading the news, we hear about a number of dark clouds: armed conflicts, recessions, political unrest, food scarcity. And one of the biggest clouds - environmental destruction; and this is also one of the biggest star! I have been saying this to a number of friends: sustainability and climate technology might bring an economic upturn in...
2022 - What a Year!
The end of the year is a time for reflection and in many ways, 2022 was an extraordinary year. In the first quarter we started to see in Singapore and in many other regions a rapid easing of pandemic restrictions and a new dynamic accelerated across many elements of life. In the summer period, travel has resumed for almost everyone. Then, in the second half of the year the business activities...
EuroCham Sustainability Awards - A Celebration to Pull Forward in Small Steps
Inspirational speeches, heart-warming performances and great conversations on our table and across the room! This was this years EuroCham Sustainability Awards Gala. As with any change, climate action seems to be daunting. Though every small step counts . Let's get inspired; let's inspire others with our stories! Thank you, SwissCham Singapore, for your support and engagement. Looking forward to...
Respectfully Honest
Today I was invited to participate in the Greentech Festival and it is always refreshing to see that the sustainability topic is promoted from various angles via a diverse group of people. For me, it was also a time to catch-up with friends and engage in many insightful discussions. One theme popped up which I want to share here. We need to be more honest. Especially when it comes to...
Carbon Tracing & Offsetting - What can we do now to build the future of tomorrow?
Last Wednesday, the Climate Tech Subcommittee event was all about Carbon Tracing & Offsetting. We as co-chairs of the subcommittee feel that this is an important topic which needs a solid conversation. We wish we achieved that last week. We started off with an insightful keynote by Karina Cady with three key messages below. Reach out to us to receive the slides which are kindly provided by the...
Carbon Tracing & Offsetting - How to get started and set yourself up for success?
Carbon Capture is in everybody's mind and ears. From new technologies capturing CO2 from the atmosphere (Climeworks) to crazy markets for carbon credits, solutions to offset our carbon footprint are in high demand. Corporates and governments need to comply with their ambitious net-zero sustainability targets! Though, how effective are these carbon off-setting projects? What are the best ways to...
Let's Celebrate - With a focus on Collaborative Success
We all heard that we need to celebrate success in order to motivate our people. And companies are getting creative: employee of the month, best idea of the month, people awards in endless categories; or they are sticking to the established tools like bonus and commission. And yes, celebrating is great and it gives all of us a short kick. The big question: what happens if we stop with these...
Who is representing the interests of our future generations? The Ministry for the Future
To get this out at the start: this is a book review. A review of a climate-fiction book called 'The Ministry for the Future'. And there are two things I think about this book: a) it is a must read for everyone !; b) the the book is very disturbing, at least the first half; towards the end it turns out to be revealing and exciting. Let me explain why and how. There seems to be no denial: we are...
How long do you want to run your business? Another 10 years?
It never seems to stop - people around me are rushing deadlines, month-end closures and are stuck in one "burning platform" after another. I feel many people are stuck in immediate return, the quick buck and focus on financial returns (of the month, the day, the minute?). How does this lead to long-term success? Apparently not. In my observation, this short-term focus is getting more ingrained in...
Climate Change - Where Change is Happening
At the end of last year, I have decided to follow my interest and take a deeper look at Climate Tech. I started this out of three simple beliefs: climate change is an essential global topic; creating business opportunities will accelerate the solutions; change management practitioners can enable to achieve impact. Today, I am proud that the announcement went out that we have launched a SwissCham...
Institutionalisation in Change - Identifying and Overcoming Resistance with Structure
Any transformation journey will experience resistance; that's is a normal behaviour. Important as a change manager is to identify these hurdles and design activities that nudge the adopters forward and create structures that reinforce the change. This will smoothen the journey to the future state.
Charlie the Change Bear Explores Singapore - Part I
Hello everyone, the last few days we had a lot of rain here in Singapore, and yesterday, finally my host Tim Wieringa brought me out to explore Singapore. Wow, this was impressive! Our first trip, we went to the city centre and discovered some of the old buildings from the British colony times. My first impression: wow, here is so much green! it makes me feel good. And looking at these buildings...
Charlie the Change Bear arrived in Singapore - Welcome!
Hello Singapore! I am finally out of quarantine and got a great welcome here in Singapore. Oh, yes, my name is Charlie, I am the Change Bear! Originally, I am from Germany and I have been sharing my change management experience in Beijing and Shanghai for the last few years! What brings me to Singapore? I heard that the program for the 'Certified Associate in Change Management' will be launched...